This lovely Advent hymn is credited to Abbe Simon-Joseph Pellegrin. The words were translated from the French by Sister Mary of St. Philip.
1 O come, Divine Messiah,
The world in silence waits the day
When hope shall sing its triumph,
And sadness flee away.Refrain:
Dear Savior, haste! Come, come to earth.
Dispel the night and show your face,
And bid us hail the dawn of grace.
O come, Divine Messiah,
The world in silence waits the day
When hope shall sing its triumph,
And sadness flee away.2 O come Desired of nations,
Whom priest and prophet long foretold,
Will break the captive fetters,
Redeem the long-lost fold. [Refrain]3 O come in peace and meekness,
For lowly will your cradle be:
Though clothed in human weakness
We shall your God-head see. [Refrain]
This is such a sweet tune, with such a gentle message, that it should help calm any feelings of holiday stress.
Having received my “no restrictions” from the optometrist yesterday, I got back to Wii Fit this morning, and plan to do some Daily Burn this afternoon.
Work is the priority. Since this will be a long weekend, I must get all the blog posts out at least to Monday. Packing is also high priority, and cleaning the house before we leave would be a good thing.
On the other hand, it is precisely two weeks will Christmas and I still have two gifts to finish.
On the HGP, December 10th is the deadline for handmade gifts. I am ignoring that. With sweet songs about peace and silent waiting, I will also ignore potential holiday stress.